‘Somehow this guy survived’: World’s luckiest goat is found alive on a tiny patch of grass after a bushfire razed the rest of the farm to the ground
- Aaron Pinxt shared a photo of the goat near Bunyip in south-eastern Victoria
- Animal was seen surrounded by scorched earth and barren land after fire
- Thousands of hectares have been destroyed and house razed during blazes
An extremely lucky goat has managed to survive despite raging bushfires burning down the entire farm around him.
Aaron Pinxt shared a photo of the goat near Bunyip in south-eastern Victoria on Tuesday.
The animal was seen surrounded by scorched earth and barren land after fire ripped through its home.
Already tens of thousands of hectares of land have been destroyed and scores of houses razed to the ground as 40 active fires continue to burn.
An extremely lucky goat (pictured) has managed to survive despite raging bushfires burning down the entire farm around him
Already thousands of hectares of land have been destroyed and scores of houses razed to the ground as 40 active fires continue to burn
At least 11 properties have been destroyed – nine in Bunyip and two in Yinnar – as fires burn throughout Victoria
Mr Pinxt said the animal was the ‘luckiest goat in the Bunyip fires’.
He said he came across the goat tied to a fence at a property on Sunday.
‘He’d been surrounded by fire throughout the day, yet the one square metre patch of dirt and grass he was standing on didn’t burn,’ Mr Pinxt posted to Facebook.
‘We checked him over for injuries of which he had none, blacked out the hot burnt grass around him, before finding a drum and filling it with fresh water from our truck for him to drink.
‘Hopefully that water will keep him going until his owners are allowed back home. Everything around this guy was burnt, yet somehow this guy survived without a scratch.’
Mr Pinxt’s photo was shared more than 1000 times on Facebook, and has attracted hundreds of comments since it was shared on Tuesday.
At least 11 properties have been destroyed – nine in Bunyip and two in Yinnar – as fires burn throughout Victoria.
An emergency warning was issued for the Dargo bushfire burning in the state’s east on Tuesday.
The Bunyip State Park continues to burn out of control with two watch and act alerts imposed in the area
More damage is expected to be discovered as residents are slowly allowed back in some parts of the fire-affected areas Pictured: Spotfire on the Bunyip side of the Princes Highway in Victoria
More damage is expected to be discovered as residents are slowly allowed back in to some parts of the fire-affected areas.
The Princes Freeway has reopened with residents allowed to get through to fire-ravaged areas near Bunyip State Park.
Though some local roads remain closed, such as Bessie Creek and Fogarty roads.
Fire authorities have counted as many as 11 lightning strikes overnight that sparked numerous spotfires throughout the Gippsland area.
All emergency warnings have been downgraded to watch-and-act, with six currently in place
Fire authorities have counted as many as 11 lightning strikes overnight that sparked numerous spotfires throughout the Gippsland area
Though these were in unpopulated areas and quickly brought under control.
A watch and alert remains in place for three fires near Dargo in the state’s east.
Two blazes north-west of Dargo continue to move towards each other.
Two watch and act alerts remain in place for a 17,000 hectare fire east of Licola.
Fire breaks are currently being built around private properties in a bid to protect them from the raging blazes.
Communities around Valencia Creek, south-east of the fire near Licola are on high alert.
Fire breaks are currently being built around private properties in a bid to protect them from the raging blaze